City Council Cuts Expenses Again in Major Pay Reductions
City officials and councilmen agreed to sweeping reductions effective November 1, trimming water and light department budgets from 240 to 200 per week and cutting salaries across departments. City Attorney, Mayor, Auditor, Engineer, Police and Fire Chiefs saw pay cuts, with councilmen lowering their own to 100 per month and 15 per month respectively, while a meat inspector’s pay fell to 150. The changes aim to keep expenditures within new limits, with layoffs and further reductions anticipated. A livestock inspection fee review was ordered. Py tagoras Lodge holds a special meeting tonight at 7:00 for Fellowcraft work.
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Cty Council
Water and Light Department
Council
Dothan
Clem Ezell
O. S
Groves Knowles
Hus
F. B. Whitfield
M. D. Black
Permit Granted To Remodel Rouse H D Drinkara Home
Rouse H D Drinkara of 613 W North Street obtained a city hall permit today to remodel his house. The project will cost about 100 dollars as noted on the building permit.
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Rouse H. D. Drinkara
W. Northatrtet
Highway closure near Donalsonville for fill project
Georgia highway official L L Keefe announced a section of the Dotbay Donalsonville highway will close at the Chatthoochee River for a quarter mile fill on Wednesday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Only pedestrians may pass. Detours are poor. motorists should avoid Donalsonville via alternate routes until 6 p.m. The asphalt paving on the Georgia side will be finished next week and the road will reopen with no detours once complete.
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Keefe
Columbia
Georgia Side
Donalsonville
Chattahoochee
Georgia
Donelsonville
Dothan-Donalsonville Highway
Mt. Keefe
Play at Mt Enon Church Friday Night
A church program at Mt Enon church Friday night features a play titled A Day at Happy Hollow School with special musical numbers and readings. Participants include Miss Ruby Helms Mrs Serene Godwin Mrs Dollie Sewell Cumby Pat Harris Cooper Bertha Holland Lucie Hargrove Neema Holland Roy Harris Oscar Godwin Chester Tidwell Orea Holland Bonnie Barnes Mrs Cooper Mercer Lillie Mae Tidwell Kermit Godwin Benne Godwin Mabel Hargrove.
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Kermit Godwin
Benne Godwin
Mabel Hargrove
Farmer Dragged To Death By Mule Near Defuniak Springs
In Defuniak Springs Florida AP report farmer Joshn Courtney was killed when a mule dragged him for miles after he tried to tow his car with a chain. Courtney rode back with the mule attached to the saddle chain wrapped around his leg. The mule was found several miles from the auto along the road.
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Defuniae Springs
Fis
Josn
Courtney
Tunaway Mie
Hoover welcomed by midshipmen in Annapolis visit
Frex Hoover received three hearty welcomes from Annapolis midshipmen as he debarked from the battleship Arkansas and entered the Naval Academy grounds. About 3,000 citizens gathered at the academy, but Mayor Walter Quenstedt was told the executive was not present and the city did not participate in the formal welcome.
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Annapolis
Frex
Hoover
Arkansas
Naval Academy
White House
Academy
Thomas Hart
Walter Quenstedt
Quenstedt
Thrift Day Guessing Contest Offers Free Goods
Women in Dothan and nearby areas are invited to guess values of twelve display items set by local merchants for Thrift Day on Wednesday October 2. Contestants must visit all twelve stores, note total value, sign their name and address, and drop entry at the office bar. no purchase required.
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Dothan
Wsl
Tis
Ealing
Engin
Beaul Dry Goats Co
Dathan Jewelry Co
Houston Jewelry Co
Lilymae'x Shoppe
Mont
City Hikes Gasoline Tax to Two Cents a Gallon
The city council approved raising the gasoline excise tax from one to two cents per gallon to boost revenue after financial strain from a $70,000 bond issue and a bank closing. Auditor Vaughn projects about $8,000 to $10,000 additional yearly revenue, with total gasoline tax revenue rising from roughly $28,000 to about $40,000.
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Houston National Bank
J. P. Botts
Botts
Clem Ezell
J. L. Vaughn
Bullock County girl crowned state health champion
Nell Moore, 16, 4-H club girl from Bullock County, won Alabama’s 1931 state health champion title. She led a field of ten finalists at the final contest in Montgomery on October 10, praised for good food, habit and hygiene. Moore will represent Alabama at the national 4-H health contest in Chicago during December.
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Auburn
Nell Moore
Bullock County
Alabama
Montgomery
Nell Loflin
Pikes
West Moore
Mra Mabe
Feogin
Chicago
A. A. Graham
Pubd Mc Pealty
Chalmers Wenster
Piste Dental
C Ferguson
Tallapoosa County
Evrth
A. M. Shelamet
Bullock
O. B Chason
Lee County
Sinister trunks hold bodies of two young women
In Los Angeles police opened trunks containing the bodies of two young women Mrs Agnes Lerol and Miss Hedvis Samuelson, while a woman suspect Miss Ruth Judd, 27, remained hunted. Authorities questioned Judd’s brother and husband as the mystery deepened and trains were involved in the investigation.
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Gboj
McKinnell
Min Judd
de. W. Judd
Meetings Today To Deliver Verdict On Cotton Plan
Atlanta AP Bankers were called to ten meetings today to render a verdict on the cotton extension plan to hold 000,000 bales off the market after July 1932. Meetings were set in Macon Georgia Shreveport Louisiana Little Rock Park Birmingham Jackson Greensboro Columbia Jackson Mississippi Dallas Texas and Oklahoma City Oklahoma. The plan grew from a New Orleans conference of the Farm Board the American Cotton Cooperative Association and Southern banking interests.
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Atlanta
Render & Verdict
Macan
Shreveport
Little Rock
New Orleans
Farm Board, American Cotton
City Auto Tags Proposal Dropped After Attorney Opinion
City officials debated requiring motor vehicle license tags for Dothan residents to boost revenue. City Attorney Q. B. Lewis advised that if the city already collects a share of state revenue from automobile owners, a new city license law would be illegal. he suggested licenses for chauffeurs only. Council members concluded there were not enough chauffeurs to justify an ordinance, and the proposal was dropped for the time being.
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Dothan
Sesalan
Lewis
Innt
Hennes Auld Dathan
Government Orders Liens On Property of Scarface Capone
Federal authorities have ordered liens placed on Al Capone properties to secure back taxes. The Internal Revenue Service sent orders to locations including Chicago and Miami where Capone is known to hold assets tied to the gangster.
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Scarface
Capone
Keene Bureau
Fiefer
al Capone
Elisa
Oha
Miami
Church Meeting Ends in Geneva After Several Weeks
A Geneva church meeting concludes after a period of about five weeks. The pastor and several members led the service and preaching closed out the event with the crowd in charge of the final arrangements.
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Geneva
Mae Fan
Manchurian Move 2 Faces Independence Violence
Reported nationalist push for Manchurian independence in China follows Japan’s Geneva stance. Gunmen raided Kraft State Bank, killing MANOMONIN and another raider while four robbers fled with about $10,000 after overpowering 18 people. James Kraft and W Kraft were involved, one slain and another wounded.
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Preon
China
Japan
Geneva
League of Nations
Manomonin
Wiram
Kraft
James Kraft
W. Kraft
Win
Beenie Healles
Alabama Nurses to Meet Here for State Conference
The State Association of Nurses plans a biennial conference in Orlando, Florida, from November 4 to 6. Local nurses attending will participate in programs and reunions scheduled from October 31 to November 2, highlighting speakers and activities connected to the Southern Division event.
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State Association of Nurses
Alabama
American Nurses? Association
Orlando
Fla
Vurnes’ Association
Plana
Btorida
Orphan Dog Taxpayer Burden Highlighted in Report
Fragmented OCR text discusses an orphan dog living on taxpayers with unclear context. Mentions names and places irregularly, referencing Athens and Blececate. The passage is garbled, but centers on a pet and public costs, with no coherent chronology or outcomes.
City workers to receive September salaries soon
City employees unpaid for September may get their checks after the city council passed a resolution to negotiate a $5,000 loan from First National Bank. The loan, tied to state funds, uses security pledges and aims to cover overdue payrolls amid limited funds and rising interest.
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Ety Council
la Foun
Firat National Bankc
Merigia
Intereas
Funeral Held Today For 85 Year Old Cottondale Man
An 85 year old Cottondale resident was laid to rest today in a funeral service attended by family and neighbors. The ceremony reflected on a long life marked by community ties and memories shared by those who knew him.
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Cottondale
Indicted Arson Charges Hit Panama City Mill Trio
Three men including M Barrow former St Andrews Bay Lumber official Robert Wester and Allen Cox once employed by the company face indictment for arson over the March 28 mill fire in Panama City. The grand jury also charged ex exec WOC Sherman and Charles Kuen with related offenses. alleged losses reach 450000 to 400000 with insurance covering 100000. The cases await Judge Ira Hutchinson in circuit court after public indictment yesterday.
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Panama City
M. Barrow
St Andrews Bay
Barrow
Gil'zena
Cturea
Shermna Lao
Ira Hutchinson
Sherman
Dothan
Flames destroy gin at Pansey in second blaze this month
The Burketh and Croom Co suffered a second gin fire at Panunyite yesterday. Avons estimated at $F,000. building loss about $3,000. The seed house and boiler room adjoining the gin escaped damage. Earlier on September 14 the Barnett and Cernomatore fire in Panney had burned the store, with limited firefighting equipment and no recovery of the loss.
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Lara
Burketh & Croom Co
Panunyite
Barnett & Cernomatore
Panney
Atractive
Barket
Ety Councilman
Ot Dothoh
Wos
S. C Croan
Nore and Jin
Ashford Dwelling Destroyed By Fire
Ashford dwelling destroyed by fire on Saturday after sparks from a fire tan sparked a hay barn blaze. Mrs North stated the fire started the heat in the hay and the furniture in the house was burned. Meo Neth, a former Houston city council member, resides on Veerman Meadows.
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Ashford
Veernen Meadows
Houston
Cotton Market Update in General Trade Rally
Fragmentary OCR notes show scattered figures and city names. The text references cotton prices and market activity with unclear figures and several garbled terms. No cohesive report or clear entities beyond vague regional mentions.
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